National Armed Forces of Latvia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Armed_Forces_of_Latvia
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NBS
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Latvian_Air_Force
gptkb:Latvian_Land_Forces
gptkb:Latvian_National_Guard
gptkb:Latvian_Naval_Forces
gptkb:Latvian_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:budget ~€800 million (2023)
gptkbp:chiefOfDefence Commander of the Joint Headquarters
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:President_of_Latvia
gptkbp:conscription voluntary (as of 2024, conscription being reintroduced)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:emblem Coat of arms of the National Armed Forces of Latvia
gptkbp:flag Flag of the National Armed Forces of Latvia
gptkbp:founded 1991
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Riga
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Armed Forces of Latvia
gptkbp:legalBasis Law on the National Armed Forces of Latvia
gptkbp:mainPersonnel ~6,700 active (2023)
gptkbp:motto God, Honor, Fatherland
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Latvijas_Nacionālie_bruņotie_spēki
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_Latvia
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:NATO_Enhanced_Forward_Presence
gptkb:KFOR_(Kosovo)
gptkb:International_Security_Assistance_Force_(Afghanistan)
gptkb:EUFOR_Althea_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)
gptkbp:primaryMission defense of Latvia's sovereignty and territorial integrity
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Minister_of_Defence_of_Latvia
gptkbp:reservePersonnel ~8,000 (2023)
gptkbp:website https://www.mil.lv/en
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Latvian_Land_Forces
gptkb:Latvian_Naval_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7